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As migration begins for his beloved hummingbirds after another summer, Birding Wire Editor J.R. Absher accepts the arrival of September with bittersweet inevitability. However, his residence at Las Palomas, New Mexico was blessed with at least five species (and counting), including dozens of the beautiful and diminutive Calliope hummingbirds, North America's smallest bird species. Technical: Canon 7D with Canon EF 75-300 lens, ISO 500, f/11 @1/1000 sec.

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